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Prater’s 2nd-place finish paces Mesa men’s golf team

The freshman placed second to lead the Mavericks to a fourth-place finish Tuesday in the second Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament of the 2013-14 season at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo.

Prater finished the three-round tournament at 1-over-par 214. He shot a 72 in the third round after shooting even-par 71s in the first two rounds.

Jordan Arndt of Colorado School of Mines shot a 211 to win the medalist honor. The Orediggers won the team title with 873 strokes. Western New Mexico was second with 877, Colorado Christian took third with 898, and Mesa shot 899.

The Mavericks had their best round as a team Tuesday with a score of 294.